In what is Bollywood's coolest summer yet, over Rs 100 crore is riding on the back of at least seven big films that try to woo the young and the trendy. It is also about Bollywood finally becoming more believable.

"For a generation that feels only negative emotions whenever the word 'Pakistan' is mentioned, the scenes from across the border came as a breath of fresh air. One hopes this goodwill will now be sustained." Rajesh Ramasubramanian, Sheffield, UK

Senior Finance Ministry officials are trying to ensure that Vineeta Rai, the first woman revenue secretary and a Jaswant Singh favourite,
doesn't oversee the budget exercise if the NDA returns to power.

All the AIADMK hoardings in the state carry the images of four leaders - Periyaar, the founding father of the Dravidian movement, C.N. Annadurai and M.G. Ramachandran and among all these icons is none other than a
preening Vajpayee.